Shellac composition



Patented July 28 1931 UNITED STATES PATENTIOFFI-CE CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., OF BOUND BROOK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE SHELLAC, COMPOSITION No Drawing.

1 This invention relates to shellac composimade at less cost than, the shellac compositions heretofore used for that purpose. For making disc records, it has long been customary to utilize a composition consisting of fillers of various kinds,'such as terra alba and barytes, bound together with an agglomerant consisting either of pure shellac, or of shellac adulterated with less expensive substitutes such as Copal and Damar resins. Such compositions have heretofore contained an insoluble pigment, usually carbon black.

I have discovered that a more durable and evenly colored record composition may be produced at less expense, by omitting the usual carbon black and incorporating induline base dye in the composition.

By this Application filed April 9, 1930. Serial No. 443,000.

What I claim is: p

1. A composition of matter for use in making phonograph records and for other purposes,.comprising a filler, a shellac agglom erantby which the filler is bound together, and an induline base dye.

2. A composition of matter for use in making phonograph records consisting of shellac and a filler, and containing approximately 1.5% of induline base dye.

3. A composition of matter for phono- RICHARI'). E. SUMNER, or PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO TI-IE GALCO graph records having substantially the fol lowing composition :-shellac 31.5% line base 1.5%; and filler 67%. I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. I

RICHARD E. SUMNER.

indumeans, an even and effective coloring of the whole composition is secured, while at the same time the shellac content of t-heoomposr 1 tion may be reduced with a resulting saving in cost.

A specific example of a composition embodying the invention and adapted to produce. a blue-black record consists of the following ingredients in the proportions specified. I

I Parts Shellac 31.5 Induline base 1.5 Filler 67 This composition produces a record superior in strength, in durability and incolor to one produced from a similar COIIIpOSItIOII having carbon black as the colorlng medium and containing 6% more shellac than my composi- V tlon.

The filler may consist of any of the ingredients or mixtures of ingredients heretofore used in record compositions, and the agglomerant may be either pure shellac or adulterated shellac (i. e. shellac substitutes with a I substantial portion of pureshellac) both of which are to be understood to be included by 50 the term shellac as used herein. 

